Does it get any harder than physcis and diff eq

interinfinity · #1 Apr 10, 2008, 07:27 PM

im a computer engineering major and i have my calculus and physics credits done, and am about to take Diff EQ. Does it get any harder. some people have said physics and cal 3 are the hardest classes you will ever take as an undergrad. anyone with some experience think there is any truth to this. I have a 3.1 GPA and the last couple years have been rough, will it get any easier. I have alot of electrical engineering classes left, so anyone who has taken some EE classes, i would love to hear from you

ISneezeFunny · Apr 10, 2008, 07:34 PM

Currently a math major...so I can't really help you out as far as EE, but in asking "Are there harder math courses out there?"...absolutely.

...to be honest, diff eq's considered one of the easier math courses here...

calc 3's rough...differential geometry's a bit rough...real analysis I and II...make me want to vomit.

best wishes.

KeepItSimpleStupid · Apr 10, 2008, 07:51 PM

Big Hint: Don't take math from a math professor. Take it at night and continuing ed when an en engineer teaches it. It's a lot more fun and you'll probably get a better grade too.

A few of my worst:
Dynamics.

The programming language LISP. Everything is re-cursive. I doubt it's taught anymore.

vingogly · Apr 22, 2008, 12:10 PM

I have done graduate work in environmental sciences, computer science, and clinical psychology. There have been folks I've known who took to mathematics like a duck to water; others (like myself) had to struggle with the concepts. I found geometrical concepts easier than more abstract concepts because I'm a visual person (I enjoyed the math involved in advanced computer graphics, for example). It really does depend on the person. My office mate when I was getting my MS in computer science was a doctoral candidate who was studying mathematical proofs of correctness; he had to draw a diagram for a presentation and was stumped, because he had a hard time getting his mind around the concept of boxes and connecting lines. Yet give him a page full of equations and he had no problems.

I'm not an EE so I don't know how much math is involved in the field on a day-to-day basis. I can tell you that most people getting a degree in computer science won't use most of the math they've learned very often. When I did my MA in clinical psych, I had to take a grad statistics course. I don't use that very much in my job, either. So you may want to talk to some EEs working out there in the field and find out what kind of jobs would minimize your need for math on a day-to-day basis.

alamleh · Apr 25, 2008, 07:24 AM

Probably you need to take Linear Algebra and numerical analysis, those are harder than D.E. ans similar to Calculus III

CFZD · May 6, 2008, 11:27 AM

Okay, right person to ask this question.

There might be two diff eq that you can take for your major a. Electrical Diff Eq b. Maths Diff Eq. My university accepts both and I took Math Eq, and it was not as hard as Electrical Diff Eq.( I helped my other engineering classmates with their E. Diff. Eq before, I think theirs was harder
). It also depends on individuals, I am a maths person, more into calculation.
With math diff eq, it is a combination of Cal 1,2,3 and other new stuff, so I think you should take Cal 3 before Diff Eq.!
Physics is not that hard, but I advise you take cal2 before taking physics!
Let me know if you have any other questions, you can PM me.



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